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While viewing the Adventure game scene… uh, game (continued) thread the past few days, I’m getting a malware warning that is blocking content. For example, the photo in diego’s post on 12/22 doesn’t show up for me at all. Check it out:

That looks like a false positive Mike. It appears to be where Diego uploaded up his picture to - (CloudFlareNet in the US) and is perfectly legit.

I don’t think that’s the case (false positive, that is): Diego is notorious for his incessant attempts to blow this place to smithereens.
Blame it on his anarchist upbringing, he can’t help it.

Yeah, diego DID mention he likes “to ruin things”, but that doesn’t explain (at least to me) why there is no picture showing where it should be in the 12/22 post—see my first screenshot. And yes, Jabod, the malware warning in my second screenshot is adjacent to his “original” photo, but that’s because I scrolled down before I hit PrtScn, and the warning followed likewise.

For us plebes, what is a “false positive”? Sounds like an oxymoron. Is it Malwarebytes incorrectly detecting something nefarious with the photo that doesn’t appear? And if so, why would it do that?

...besides, I thought false positives only happen with covid and pregnancy tests…

Mike the Wino - 26 December 2023 11:58 AM

For us plebes, what is a “false positive”? Sounds like an oxymoron. Is it Malwarebytes incorrectly detecting something nefarious with the photo that doesn’t appear? And if so, why would it do that?

...besides, I thought false positives only happen with covid and pregnancy tests…

That’s precisely what a false positive is Mike - Malwarebytes thinks that the link behind the photo is leading to a malicious site but it isn’t. Most security software will throw up a false positive every now and then but I stopped using Malwarebytes some years back (used to use it for cleaning up other people’s PCs/Laptops; it took over from Spyware Doctor which I used to use) when it was throwing out too many false positives for my liking. That’s not to say it’s bad software but, as the saying goes, these things happen.
If others had been posting that they were having the same problem then more cause for concern but Cloudflare, which is where your warning link points to, is a legitimate site.

Thanks for the explanation, Jabod!

IIRC, this is the first time in ages that Malwarebytes blocked something I was viewing here on AG, and it rarely happens elsewhere. I must not navigate to dodgy websites or click on links that might take me there. That’s why I was surprised when it happened here.

I went ahead and allowed cloudfareinsites.com here on AG, but still getting blocked, probably due to a hit from secure.quantserve.com, or maybe easylist? Are these other sites I could safely allow?

EDIT: I checked out quantserve and easylist, and I’m going to continue to have Malwarebytes filter (or utilize) those. However, after I cleared the site cache and reloaded the Adventure game scene… uh, game (continued) thread, this is what popped up again:

So, it appears to be gcdnb.pbrd.co causing the hate and discontent, and it only happens on this thread. What the heck is that?

Mike the Wino - 26 December 2023 01:25 PM

Adventure game scene… uh, game (continued) thread

That’s a VERY DANGEROUS place. Don’t ever visit it.

zobraks - 27 December 2023 05:36 AM

That’s a VERY DANGEROUS place. Don’t ever visit it.

Might be even more dangerous if I actually participated vs just seeing what amazing memories of adventure game minutia all of you have. I’m truly always so impressed.

Anyway, zobraks, what site is that you used to verify the safety—or lack thereof—of URLs or links found on the interwebs, in case others (like me!) run across something they care to question down the pike?

This what Zobraks would have/did use Mike.

https://www.emailveritas.com/url-checker-results

That’s the one.

I missed this thread until Jabod gave me a heads-up. While it’s true that New Year is getting close, and a little firework wouldn’t hurt, or at least a firecracker or exploding cigar in Zobraks’ mouth:

(He-He-He-He!!!)

I did not intend to blow this place up (hey, I love this place!), the picture was uploaded on a regular image upload website https://pasteboard.co/ , it’s even in the first page of Google results when looking for image upload services, so I’m sure it’s fine.

Ouch!

diego - 28 December 2023 07:06 AM

...the picture was uploaded on a regular image upload website https://pasteboard.co/ , it’s even in the first page of Google results when looking for image upload services, so I’m sure it’s fine.

And it probably is fine. I was just curious why I keep getting the malware warning whenever I try to view this thread. As mentioned earlier, I don’t recall it happening here on AG prior to this. No big deal, really, and jabod and zobraks have helped alleviate my angst with their replies.

I’m confident, diego, that you would never do anything to intentionally inflict chaos on this forum (no matter what zobraks says!  ), so please don’t take my question as an accusation. I’ll simply just have to chalk it up to Malwarebytes being a little overzealous in this case!

Cheers!